Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-24


dollars a day.
Peaches are a failure this year in
many parts of Oregon.
Tobacco is beiug grown at Spangle,
W.T., and is thriving.
The first bale of California hops was
exhibited in New York August 18th.
The Railroad Commission have
called on the Supreme Court to make
the railrods answer questions.
A misplaced switch on the B. S o,
Il. X. caused the death of the engin-
eer and injury to several people.
Susanville Is booming. The town
has in full blast two faro banks and
a big tent of Seventh Day Adventists
Senator Sherman is visiting the
principal cities of Washington Terri.
tory and intends going ali through
California before his return to Wash.
ington.
Senator Hardesty is erecting fine
hotel at Wells on the line of the Gen.
tral Pacific Railroad. The hotel will
be ready for business about Septem.
ber 10th.
The White Pine News says that
men who were indited by the Grand
Jury two years ago, are walking about
Phoebe as big as life and there Is no
one to arrest them.
Mr.. Joseph Harlow, Grand Master
Workman A. o. U. w. was the recip.
lent of fine gold watch and chain
from the members of the Grand Lodge
lately held al HALEY. Idaho Territory.
The race for the Citizens cup, yes.
terday over the Sow-and Pigs course,
was won by the Volunteer, which
beat the Puritan by more than half an
hour. The Mayhower was fifteen
minutes behind the Puritan. The
Sachem won in the schooner race.
The trial of the action brought by
S. Mating, to recover $125,000 as com,
mission from Philip A Roach, admin.
istrator of the estate of Thomas Blythe
deceased, for the sale in London OF the
Blue Jacket niue, was concluded yes
terday in Judge Finn's Court, San
Francisco, in favor of the defendant.
The races at Monmouth Park yes
terday were won by Flageoletta,
Filz-J lanes, Laggard, Eolian, Easter
Sunday and Bassinas. The winners
at Saratoga were Harry Russell, Swift,
Tramp, Rosallnd and Broughton. At
Utica the pacing races were won by
Misty Morning and Johnny Wood
Theodore Stewart, who made q
million by keeping saloons in New
York. left the money making part of
his estaie-the saloous--to three en-.
ployes, while all the Others are hand
somely remembered. The brothers
and sisters get trifes, because, he
says, "they are the children of my
honored mother"
Two tie-cutters, Carter and Smith,
while hunting bears in Price Canyon,
near Salt Lake, yesterday, became
separated. Smith hearing the bushes
carck and thinking he had found a
bear, fired in The direction of the noise.
He was Mortified to find that he had
shot Garter through the body, in.
tlcting wound which caused death
in a few hours.
The friends of The AtlaG,ic and Pa.
eitc Road profess to feel no alarm
over Secretary Lamar's ruling on the
land grants of road. They say The
road will not lose an acre of land in
consequence, for the decisions of the
Supreme Court have been invariably
in favor of completing the Govern
ment promises.
United States District Attorney AL.
len, at Pittsburg, Penn, has institut-
ed an action in The United States
Court a ainst William A. Swan OF
Wilkesbarre. Penn, and his bonds
men, to reoo1er $4,000 for an alleged
deficiency in reinrns while acting as
Indian Agent at Cheyenne RiYer Res.
ovation, ID. T., in 1888 81.
The sheep herders about Sierraville
are again setting ire to the forests To
burn off the grass where cattle tee1 to
give their sheen chance next Spring
'fhe amount they destroy Is worth ten
times AS much as their sheep. These
fellows ought to be jailed. A new
device has been arranged however. A
few pounds ot. salt from mackeral
kit is excellent for cattle on a range